Heather Ales Ebulum

12 oz bottle. Pours almost black with a glowing brown hue. Aroma is very floral, very nature oriented. Lots of berry, roasted malts, grassy, dark fruit. Flavor is very interesting. Nice robust maltiness starting out followed by a slight berry fruit tartness. Dark malts abound through the finish along with the dark fruit and a woodiness that gives a nice round character that never gets too sweet, tart, bitter etc. Medium body and a sharp carbonation. I really enjoyed this beer, a fun and different flavor but still enjoyable, not too out there.

Pouring a non-transparent and very dark brown colour, this beer was completely headless. Bad bottle? Fortunately not. The aroma suggested some dark chocolate and burnt coffee. The taste was rather like the nose but there was also an intangible which I surmise was the elderberries. More like a porter with fruit, I think, but very drinkable all the same. Good mouthfeel and finish to boot.

First, do as recommended and serve slightly chilled--it helps the flavors come through. Pours black with a thin beige head. Earthy aromas, bready, some fruits and chocolate. Tastes of oats, dry herbs, chocolate and fruits. Interesting dry finish.

Bottle from Peckhams, Glasgow. Dark chestnut with reddish hints and no head. Sweetish aroma, a bit like a milk stout with chocolate, toffee and some prunes. Flavour was had some sweet chocolate and oats to start, before large amounts of hedgerow fruit, herbs and a decent dry finish. Excellent.

Pours dark brown with a small creamy tan head. Roasty aroma, raisins and dark fruits.Taste is semi sweet, nice soft mouthfeel, hints of anis in the long aftertaste.

Pours a dark chestnut to mahogany brown color with a frothy, slowly fleeting head of grayish khaki foam. Minimal spotting dots the glass. The aroma is nice, showing notes of milk chocolate, dried caramel, and creamy lactose, with and overtone of dark berries and fragrant wildflowers. There is a very faint hint of smoky molasses, as well as some very soft anise. Flavors follow suit, drinking like a lactic schwarzbier up front, chocolaty and creamy, with a slightly tart, dark, fruity twang on the back end. The finish also shows a light, floral, somewhat grassy hop finish, with just a trace of mint. Medium bodied, even keeled, and easy drinking, the palate picks up significant smoothness from the oats. Pretty nice stuff. It exceeded expectations, for sure.

Pours dark brown with tan head. Slightly roasty, fruity aroma. Toasted malt flavor with mild fruits and wheat. Medium body with mild carbonation.

Dark brown with a tan head, aroma reminds me of a belgian dubbel, raisins, currants, plum. Initial taste of traditional stout, then incredible fruit flavors. Very nice mouthfeel, aftertaste is lingering and pleasant. Overall, excellent beer, didn’t know what I was getting into, but loved it.